hey guys is there a possible way to unlock the radio of my MP. I just found out that the radio is written to block us carriers. I used it outside U.S and it works. I just want to use a tmobile sim. Is there any way to unlock the radio.
From what i read on here...no they haven't found a way to unlock it and with tmobile only voice would work not data...but with att both would work...assuming the radio ever gets unlock.
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Hello xda, im about to buy a Verizon LTE SGT! can I use GSM SIM card that has 3G ?
Im planning to buy it from US then take it back to Egypt, but im not sure that i can use it in Egypt's 3G Networks.
Searched high and low but cant figure that out, I need someone whom actually bought the verizon model, and verified that it can operate on 3G using GSM not CDMA?
One more thing, it might be locked to Verizon, but I think I can unlock it using some unlocking services which are available online, they say that they only need the IMEI and that once purchased (the unlock service) , they will send me an unlock code.
Your help is greatly appreciated
Will
Short answer, no it will not work. It will only operate on Verizon's LTE network, regardless of it being "unlocked"
Thanks Kevin for the short answer, short and to the point, will hunt for a 3G model instead
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Some SIM adapter can hack the carrier information and make the phone believe that it is on another different network. Has anyone tried so far?
Can anyone confirm this?
I did look on amazon and found two (adapters) you place under the sim card.
I do not know if these two products really work, and you have to cut your sim in order for to fit. I would love to use my photon on tmobile.
Just search "isim" or "smartsim" on amazon. Those are the only two I found.
I just bought one from dealextreme for $3.48 with free shipping. Now I have my fingers crossed. Hope it will work.
If I am not mistaken this will SIM unlock your phone but not bypass the US GSM radio lock on the phone. To unlock the US GSM radio bands someone would have to rewrite the radio's like they did on the HTC TP2.
since the source code has been released, would it be possible now to rewrite the frequencies for domestic use?
I am still curious about the sim unlock if it will work.
For unblocked us gsm may need the atrix radio rom
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It's not a sim lock issue.
Some users have been digging into the phone via Radiocomm have actually discovered what appears to be carrier suppression code. Seeing how that it's a Radio issue vs a Android issue.... I'm not convinced this one will be cracked easily as I do not believe carriers or manufacturers are compelled to release Radio code
Just received it. The SIM unlock adapter didn't work for AT&T at least... Sad...
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It's not a sim lock issue.
Some users have been digging into the phone via Radiocomm have actually discovered what appears to be carrier suppression code. Seeing how that it's a Radio issue vs a Android issue.... I'm not convinced this one will be cracked easily as I do not believe carriers or manufacturers are compelled to release Radio code
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Can I use the GSM outside US?
I mean is it locked to other GSM carriers except att and tmo?
It's not locked at all. Only us gsm towers are blocked. Eg: you could use an att sim just fine if you were roaming in Canada.
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The phone is unlocked for roaming outside the us and works fine. i just returned from jamaica friday where my photon worked fine on their claro network. for internet you may need to manually set the settings but the phone worked great.
Hi,
I'm kind of confused regarding the term locked/unlocked.
When I talked to Sprint, they told me that you can take the Motorola Photon to other countries (that use GSM), and simply buy a local SIM card. It's "unlocked", so you're free to use other SIM cards. BUT, she also said that in USA, the Photon has to use Sprint CDMA network. Was she just saying that to dissuade me from trying another US carrier on GSM?
So, is the Photon locked or unlocked?
On some other threads here (like this one), some of you refer to "unlocked bootloader". This is different than an "unlocked SIM card", which was what I was thinking of, right?
Are there other references to "unlocked" things that aren't related to SIM cards?
Thanks!
It does have an international unlocked Sim slot but the radio software is written to ignore USA gsm networks.so it will not work on another carrier here unless you unlock the bootloader and someone figures out how to rewrite the radio software, which they haven't yet.
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Thanks for the response.
Another noob question. Rooting is different than simply unlocking a phone right? Or are the two terms used for the same thing? Rooting a phone gives you admin rights to install software that require higher levels of user access?
Where as unlocking (in this case) implies unlocking the SIM card to allow other GSM networks, or unlocking the radio to allow other US GSM networks?
That is, you can unlock some smartphones (allowing global SIM card use), but not have the phone rooted (not have admin rights)?
Unlocked has nothing to do with the sim card in our case. The sim slot is and always was unlocked from the start. Unlocked refers to basically the phones equivalent to a BIOS which allows us to rip out the os and install a new one aka custom Rom.
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While the sim is unlocked it still won't work on US domestic gsm towers as the radio specifically blocks those regardless of sim lock/ unlock.
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I am going to get the note but when i research on unlocking it i found the modem t unlock that makes it works with tmobile hspa+, but when i go on craigslist to to buy it they sell the note with "imei" unlock....whats the difference?...
IMEI Unlock = SIM/Network Unlock
If your phone is AT&T Network locked, you can use your phone with only AT&T sim cards.
So If phone is Network Unlocked, you can use it with any sim card.
Modem unlock will make your phone able to connect T-Mobile's Mobile Network (it unlocks the frequencies that hardware supports but not software)
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IMEI Unlock = SIM/Network Unlock
If your phone is AT&T Network locked, you can use your phone with only AT&T sim cards.
So If phone is Network Unlocked, you can use it with any sim card.
Modem unlock will make your phone able to connect T-Mobile's Mobile Network (it unlocks the frequencies that hardware supports but not software)
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so which way is better ???
I too am interested in getting a Note over the Galaxy S2
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so which way is better ???
I too am interested in getting a Note over the Galaxy S2
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There is no better or worse - if you want to use AT&T and have an AT&T SIM, then you don't need either.
If you want to use T-Mobile then you need to IMEI unlock the device so it accepts a T-Mobile SIM, then you need to install the T-Mobile Modem if you want speeds beyond 2G EDGE.
TL;DR: IMEI Unlock lets you use a non AT&T SIM in the device, Modem "Unlock" lets you use T-Mobile's 3G frequencies along with that T-Mobile SIM.
Can anyone point me to a good write up on how to install the Tmobile modem?
I am rooted and IMEI unlocked. Sorry just new to this stuff.
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all i had to do (after root and unlock) was flash the "Blaze 4G modem" through Clockwork mod, from AllGamer's thread. that opened up the AWS frequencies.
EDIT: found it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547114
so basically you need both unlocks to use it on t-mobile....imei to use t-mobie sim card and modem unlock to use 3g/4g speeds on t-mobile network....and i heard u still get a weak signal .....dont know if affects your experience as in dropped calls and slow data ect ect...but um @ schuflea http://rootgalaxynote.com it will tell you how to install anything on your galaxy note...good luck ..
if any one is still thinking about getting a gnote.....you should wait...its officially coming out for t-mobile....well thats wuts going around the net....theres even pictures of it with t-mobile branding.....you should wait like a month...its 4/28/12 wait till 5/28/12 lol....see wut happens....
Question??? Is There ANY WAY Possible to get a unlocked and rooted samsung galaxy S2 on AT&T using simple mobile sim to pick up 3g or 4g? I know that you get edge speed because of the way the phone is set to AT&T, but there has to be some work around. I mean is it possible to hack it someway so that you can use AT&T towers for data service and have access to their towers while still having you r simple mobile sim in the phone. This edge is killing me. I tried flashing a t-mo modem only to be let down when I flashed it and loaded it and it said please insert sim. I heard something about dialing on the phone and switching bands wondering if that was maybe a method?
Edit:forgive me for being a newbie found my answer. Thanks xda members
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This was just asked yesterday!
And no, there is no simple workaround, its a hardware limitation. The phone is not equipped to see T-Mo's frequencies.